PHP with MySQL Essential Training: 1 The Basics

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Released

6/27/2017

PHP is a popular programming language and the foundation of many smart, data-driven websites. This comprehensive course from Kevin Skoglund helps developers learn to use PHP to build interconnected webpages with dynamic content which can pass data between pages. Learn how PHP can simplify the creation of forms, read and validate form data, and display errors. Kevin also covers the fundamentals of MySQL and how to use PHP to efficiently and securely interact with a database to store and retrieve data. Throughout the course, he provides practical advice and offers examples of best practices.

Topics include:

Organizing project files

Including and requiring files

Working with URL parameters

Encoding dynamic content

Modifying headers and page redirection

Creating forms and processing form data

MySQL basics

Using PHP to access database tables

Creating, reading, updating, and deleting database records with PHP

Validating data

Preventing SQL injection

Skill Level Beginner

5h 51m

Duration

461,885

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- [Instructor] Welcome to PHP with MySQLessential training part one.My name is Kevin Skoglund.In this course, we will learn to use PHPto create, read, update and delete recordsin a MySQL database.We will discover how to effectively organizethe PHP pages in a project.We will build web pages in PHPthat can send and read parameters in the URL.We will learn about headers, redirects,and the importance of output buffering.We will learn to create formsand to process form data.We will cover the basics of MySQL,use PHP to communicate with the database,and learn to perform the most common database operations.

And finally, we will learn how to validateand sanitize dynamic data to keep your applicationand its data in good shape.Once you're ready, let's get startedlearning to use PHP with MySQL.